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Ot. J. CASergE UMI JUUU8 c. eubbakd i^uunini SUBSCRIPTION ^TES: One Year ' — Bb Months .75 Four Months —^ .J.—— .50 Out of the State 52.00 per Tear Iktered at the poet oMoe at North Wilh>a- ism bote, N. C., ai McOnd claoi matter ante Aot af 4. ~ THURSDAY, SEPT. 6, 1940 Don’t Kill Children The opening of schools throughout the .state drew this week from Ronald Hocutt, director of the Highway Safety Division, a reminder that pedestrian fatalities among school-age children have taken an upward trend in North Carolina in the past few years. “As a matter .of fact,” the saf ety director stated, the percentage of pedestrian deaths in the school-age group in this state is more than double the percentage of pedestrian fatalities in all age groups.” During the 1937-38 school year, he point ed out, a total of 91 school-age children were killed on North Carolina sti-eets and high ways. Of these, 58 were pedestrians' that is, they were walking to and from school, playing in the street or roadway, and running into the street. This was approximately 64 per cent of the total fatalities in that age group. Daring the 1938-39 school term, 79 school-age children were killed. This was a 13 per cent reduction from the 91 killed the previous school year. But—67 of the 79 fatalities were pedestrians, this repre senting 84 per cent of the total number. During the 193J-40 school year, 56 of the 71 school-age children killed in traffic acci dents were pedestrians, this being 80 per cent of the total. “This high ratio of pedestrian fatalities among schoolage children is most alarming,” Safety Director Hocutt said, “especially in view of the fact that only about 35 per cent of all traffic accident victims in the state and nation ai'e pedestrians. “These figures speak for themselves,” he added, “in challenging parents of all school- age children to train their children not to play in the street and not to run into the sti-eet or road or attempt to cross without first looking both ways to be sure the way is clear.” Consumer Profits Here Today much of the world faces the grim specter of famine. But here in the United States we still have the blessing of plenty. A Depai-tment of Agriculture survey shows that abundant supplies of nearly idl foodstuffs will be available for the coming year. Increases in production of edible fats and oils are expected to continue. The fresh fruit supply will be slightly above last yeai', and large wheat and rice crops are anticipat ed. In the case of most foods, there will bo enoui’h to meet all domestic require ments', £nd to provide sui-pluses for export. Other surveys indicate that the demands of war material production in our factories will not seriously dislocate production of consumer goods. We may have to do with out a few manufactured luxuries as time goes on, but there will be plenty of the ne cessities. If our productive facilities are to prove of maximum benefit to the con.suiner, an-’ other factor must enter in—and that factor is the distributor. Abundance on the farm is wasted unless the crops can be delivered to the buyer at minimum cost. And efficien cy in the factory can be offset by inefficien cy and waste in distribution. But the consumer need not worry. The American distribution mychine, lake the American productive machine, is the most efficient in the world. Our competitive sys tem, with all kinds of distributors, chain and independent, seeking to outserve eaeih oth er, must be given credit for this. When you «iter a store and make a purchase you’re getting more for your money, all things con sidered, than the buyer in any other nation. , Some fellow who should know says^ it takes 1,600 nuts to hold an automobile to gether, but oidy one to scatter it all over Mm landscape. ^ no ksMcri «*c«p!Fthat those who QM his life cai^ its and all’men of goxi ^ .to read. ^ Perhaps more than of our times, Trotsky that theoJ^fiS offgoverameiit-conJd be; plied whoJife and made Wdhaog* theie^ .nonik: habits of single coantrte-j^ tbMv; ultimatdy, of the ■whole world. . Be destruction of existing systems, that after the old 'ways had been disparded the new ways that reirfaced th«n 'wooM mean “a heaven on earth” for aO the earl’s people. But the only part of Trotsky’s gram that bore real fruit was the deatnfc* tive one. What is the lesson involved? Surely it is this: Theorists invariably feel that if they had their way they could remake society in very short order. It is thfeir conception that the end justifies any means. They are not con tent with the slow progress of peaceful busi ness and commerce- wherein through order ly production the number of goods and ser vices used by the average person is steadily inci-eased. Out of books and theories, they want to change everything in a single day. All theorists are not as ruthless and in human as was Trotsky. But all are more or less victims of the same poison; all are willing tc destroy instead of produce, feel ing that after the “class struggles” and the regimentation and the \vreckage are over, they can build a perfect society. Trotsky lived long enough to see the world chaos that his theories achieved. He was probably too sure of his own genius to admit his error. But Americans can see the tragic results of his, way—and are not like ly to succumb easily to the argument that “the end justifies the m-eans!” We Replace “Toy Weapons” In National Guard maneuvers currently in progress in the United States, soldiers simulated real warfare with toy weapons made from gaspipes and blocks of wood. Similarly, Army trucks borp placards to in dicate that they were supposed to be “tanks.” These episodes should remind Americans of practical problems that must be realis tically faced. A modem army is only as strong as the war materials it possesses. Only industry can provide the nation with arms. And i’ faces a tremendous job. To perfomi that job most successfully industry needs public help and public under standing of its problems. T'he present clam or for raising an aimy should not obscur the extremely pressing problem of arminj our soldiers. The unequivocal support that industry is giving our national defense program. is matter of fact and record. In connection with it, remembering the picture of real men drilling with toy guns and riding in m>d;hical tanks, we need constant reminders that the manufacturing job is a primary one in American national defense today. NO WORRY ABOUT WORRY! James Truslow Adams, American histon ian, believes that the man worries more than his ancestors and the ancients. He thinks that we are softer, no longer accepting suffering as the order of nature. In a recent issue of Tlie Rotarian, he ex presses the view/that this is due to the non use of nervous centers controlling physical emotion and the ovei^use of inteUectuai nerve centers. Mr. Adams finds that people today are somewhat afraid because they are less self- reliant and blames newspapers and radios for plajdng up the “hoiTor” angle. Anyway, even according to the historian, there is no use to worry about worry, be cause man makes progress just the same. —Ex. WHY NOT PRAISE VIRTUES? One of the traits of human beings is the habit of critizing others. Nearly every individual can find some fault with friends and relatives. This is an art that is easy too of seeing good in oth ers. Everybody has excellent qualities, re gardless of their faults, and it might better alF arouiid if we attempted to discover vir tues rather than faults. Human nature being what it is there is a natural tendency to overestimate our own virtues, which we know and take pride in, and to completely lose sight of similar vir tues in others, of whidi we know not It is impossible, despite the magicians, to look at an indi^'idual and read his mindf much less his souk . Why take the chaji^i' ^Ex. - t , i- Riinite 2 News ^ ROARING, RtV«R, Route 8, 1.—Mrs, Alice, Lore, Wto Aied^'Wedhesd^ and ■wee J>urlel ttfWdey et -'jilLUtlocli/ 'iras„a,uulQW And noted chnrac-i n«rghhorlKld. wHl {he SeoWicoorWere and daaday at .Antiow and fianr day at the , EoaidnA River’ IletK:, odlet .ehoTcB,^-# ' - - Col: Santfond Martin, editor, of the Wlnitoo-Saleai Jounel. with Mra llnrtla end their eon were lA WIlkM Sunday aftemooti viewln« the flooded area and vleited Mrs. B.' L. Johnson, an old schoolmate of Mr. Martin. / An unusually snccesafnl revival closed at Antioch Aur-^tS- The pastor. Rev, Ekld O. Miller, was assisted by Rev. Mr; Wilcox. After gawlns there 14 months and ten days, Mr. R. G. Edmln- sten finished sawing the boun dary of timber at the old Tilley place for the American Furniture Co., last ’Wednesday afternoon. His 17th and last yard was just behind the stable. Mrs. J. E. Mabe, ytles, Va., and Messrs. Tom and Mike Ship- wash, of Pulaski, or dear 'there, visited their sister. Mrs. Alice Love, two days before her death. After the flood Mrs. Leila Sta ley and children moved to the old Jack Staley place. Mrs. Ehnma V. Martin, of Bluefleld, wrote Thursday of last week her sister-in-law, Mrs. Lil lian Bailey Mastln, was not ex pected to live through the day. She was suffering from cancer. Both are sisters-in-law of Mrs. D. S. Lane ami .Mrs. Laura Llnney. Because their first revival was somewhat dampened by the flood, the colored people held another last week at the church. Union Grove. Mrs. Cecelia Lane, of North Wilkesboro, has been spending a few days with her sister, - Mrs. Laura Llnney. Her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Mobley brought her down last Sunday. Mrs. B. L. Johnson and Mrs. Geo. R. Johnson visited Misses Ida and Lou Parks and others Sunday afternoon and viewed the flood damage at Mr. Felix Sta ley’s store. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bell and three children expect to move to Mr. Silas W- Johnson’s place as lueton and one hhild. “ Mr. and !(».' Ah PjUklikctoD and Ibahy-spAut . laa|piiRBelt.ehd vrltli het/^l>^nt8, Mr, and ” Mrs: 4S^|t>hOBOW« heifer that Ww erlticallf iU XoUoving the nicely^.-.; ■with tho. cpc in L4Ar«l vlalthd W .'tAr,:.Mra, -AIliwiir’ieiAhA^'aiul oth « r|l#*tr«r;h§e«rt u m Toledo, Ohio, ’Sept. Buehri&i*SaelsUat |»tdlgi|^pr«8e- hold a i»hverm»aw! feV'fh rjMVniif la wWch.. f In eourt^t edit him' Aopirentiv wvre said; aecordluf ^ , ■•ROlandi^uehrer ^ yciil' »V# :w>nd Deputy^ >(&iurfe4 - vHth. :vlell^lhi^' a _ ,^MMiiieerPsjiiaig a’c« -iriA ha- jfcdjw* three, I^.hok-'iniltt^?*'' one and •i^’c-j-^SSySSilldreu of Mr. and Mra. Declarattoua aa to th» Wirlety of.need .aiitpped. in Interstate commerce^ ere. mbject ’^to laap^ tlon by Federal liuptjit^re t^der the new FedeiAI'ke^ AA, A. D. Stuart, State College seed apectal- Ilst, cautions. The reynlatlons nnder. the act provide for the Issuance by grow ers of declgratlona aa to variety for seed which cannot hh 'distln- gnisbed from other varieties by seed charMteristics. It is usually possible for seed dealers to sell seed, labeled as to variety, for a higher price than seed of which the variety Is unknown, Stuart says. “Seedsmen, in purchasing sup plies for the coming year, will nOj doubt request farmers to sign declarations of variety,’’ the State! College specialist continued. “A. farmer should feel- free to sign a grower’s declaration, If he knows the variety of the seed. Since the declarations are aubject to inspection, along with other records, under the Federal Seed' Act, the grower is advised to re tain any records or other evi dence on which he relied in naak- in.g the declaration. If the grower does not know definitely the va riety of the seed, he should not sign a declaration.’’ Stuart also called attention to the new regulations which will hereafter prohibit the use of tht term “Affidavit Grimm alfalfa’’ with which many farmers are fa miliar. “The new Federal Act will not allow the use ot this name in full because the word ‘affadavlt’ is no part of the name of the seed which the law re quires should be given,’’ he ex plained. “From now on the words- ‘Grimm Alfalfa’ will appear on bags of seed of this variety.’’ In conclusion, the specialist said that the new law is expected to protect farmers against buying inferior seed, and by knowing the variety of the seed, they will re ceive more money for them. T O V t RB DR. KtU>AREr; PRETTY NUJ^! IF TREIR PATIENTS DONT MiUtRY TffiiL.A DOCTOR WBLLI. 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